Samurai Warriors Returns on PlayStation 3 and Wii

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New console versions of SW3 hitting Japan next year.

By Anoop Gantayat

Tecmo Koei is on a Musou roll in Japan! Following last week's unveiling of Shin Sangoku Musou 6, to be known here as Dynasty Warriors 7, comes word of two entries in the Sengoku Mousou, aka Samurai Warriors, series.

PlayStation 3 owners are getting the main attraction, an updated version of Wii's Samurai Warriors 3. Titled Samurai Warriors 3Z, the new version adds HD visuals and a number of additional features.

New playable characters include Masanori Fukushima, Zen Ayago and Gracia. They'll each have their own scenario. Seven generals that didn't have a scenario in the original are also getting their own scenario here.

The PS3 version will be missing Wii's "Nazo no Mura Samejou" mode, which was based off a classic Nintendo published Famicom Disc game (Shigeru Miyamoto actually appeared at the game's press conference back in 2009 to announce the mode). In its place, PS3 players can look forward to a new network ranking compatible challenge mode and a "Soushi Enbu" mode where you face off against a series of randomly generated scenarios.

The second new Samurai Warriors game is another version of Samurai Warriors 3. Wii will be getting Samurai Warriors 3 Xtreme Legends. The new version will have a "Mix Joy" feature which will let players of the original share data and modes between the two games. Aside from that, info is currently sparse.

Xtreme Legends will, like 3Z, arrive on January 27. Releases outside of Japan have yet to be announced.